Biography

Career Transactions

Selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round (71st overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft…Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2018…Waived by the Steelers on April 1, 2019…Signed by the Cleveland Browns on April 5, 2019.

At a Glance

Appeared in 113 career games with 105 starts and registered 713 tackles, 50 passes defensed nine interceptions and fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles and 7.5 sacks…Ranks ninth among NFL safeties in sacks since 2011 (7.5)…Registered at least one forced fumble in five of the past eight seasons (2011-18)…Nickname is “Uno.”

Career Transactions

Selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round (71st overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft…Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2018…Waived by the Steelers on April 1, 2019…Signed by the Cleveland Browns on April 5, 2019.

At a Glance

Appeared in 113 career games with 105 starts and registered 713 tackles, 50 passes defensed nine interceptions and fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles and 7.5 sacks…Ranks ninth among NFL safeties in sacks since 2011 (7.5)…Registered at least one forced fumble in five of the past eight seasons (2011-18)…Nickname is “Uno.”

Seasonal Reviews

2018: Saw action in 11 games with two starts…Finished with 30 tackles and six pass breakups…(9/16) vs. KC: In his first start as a Steeler, led the defense with six tackles…Also split a safety with CB Artie Burns.

2017: Started all 12 of the games he appeared in, adding 68 tackles, three pass breakups and a forced fumble…(9/28) vs. Chi.: Started and was the lone defensive player to appear on all 65 snaps…Led the team with nine tackles…(11/26) at Pit.: Played all 74 snaps, finishing with nine tackles and a forced fumble…Forced fumble marked his eighth since 2011, tied for the sixth most among active NFL safeties over that span.

2016: Started all 15 games he played in and led the team with 91 tackles…Posted nine passes defensed, a career-high three sacks and two interceptions...Ranked second in sacks among NFL safeties and was one of two safeties in the NFL with three-plus sacks and two-plus interceptions on the season...Added two special teams tackles...Started all three postseason contests and was tied for second on the team with 15 tackles and a pass defensed…(9/11) at Jax.: Tied for the team lead with nine tackles and brought down QB Blake Bortles for an eight-yard sack…(10/6) vs. Dal.: Posted 10 tackles, two passes defensed and made a diving interception of a QB Dak Prescott pass…(10/6) vs. Ind.: Registered six tackles and a five-yard sack of QB Andrew Luck…(11/13) at Ten.: Posted five tackles and chased down QB Marcus Mariota for a 13-yard sack.

2015: Played in and started 11 games, recording 68 tackles, two forced fumbles (tied for the team lead), a fumble recovery and five passes defensed…Ranked second on the team in tackles despite missing five contests, due to a calf injury…Started both postseason games and led the team with 15 tackles…added two tackles on special teams.

2014: Started 15 games he played in and led the team with 123 tackles. Marked his fourth straight 100-tackle season (2011-14), the only player on the team to do so over that span…Recorded 1.5 sacks, an interception, four passes defensed, a forced fumble and added a career-best seven special teams tackles…Helped Green Bay rank seventh in the league in opponent passer rating (82.0)…Contributed to a run defense that allowed 86.4 yards per game over the final eight contests, fifth in the NFL over that span, and 3.6 yards per carry, sixth in the league over that span…Started both playoff contests and ranked second on the team with 13 tackles…Ranked second on the team with two sacks in the postseason and added an interception and a special teams tackle…(9/28) at Chi.: Led the secondary with 13 tackles, matching his career high…(1/18) at Sea.: Led the team with two sacks in the NFC Championship Game, adding 10 tackles and interception…Became the first defensive back in franchise history to register two sacks in a postseason game.

2013: Started 13 games, in addition to the team’s lone playoff game…Finished with 93 tackles, six passes defensed and a career-high and team-best three fumble recoveries, including one he returned for his first career touchdown…Voted a playoff captain by his teammates for the first time in his career…(11/28) at Det.: Posted nine tackles and a career-high two fumble recoveries, the second of which he returned for his first-ever touchdown.

2012: Started every game for the second consecutive season and finished second on defense with 122 tackles…Added two sacks, five passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Helped a pass defense that ranked No. 4 in the NFL in opponent QB rating (76.8)…Appeared on all 1,088 of the Packers’ defensive snaps, one of only two defenders and four non-offensive linemen in the NFL to achieve 100 percent participation in 2012…(12/2) vs. Min.: Made two game-changing interceptions inside the Green Bay 20-yard line in the third quarter with the Vikings threatening to score…According to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Packer to record two interceptions in the same game on plays that both started at the Green Bay 25-yard line or in since CB Doug Evans did so vs. Minnesota on Oct. 22, 1995…Marked the second multi-interception game of his career.

2011: Started all 16 games, one of two players to do so…Led the secondary and finished second on the team with 104 tackles and posted 11 passes defensed, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a sack…joined Charles Woodson as the only two players on the team to record a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery during the season…(9/18) at Car.: Finished with seven tackles, a forced fumble, an interception and his first career sack…became the first Packers defender since Woodson (Nov. 26, 2009, at Detroit) to record a sack, an interception and forced fumble in the same game…(9/25) at Chi.: Posted the first two-interception game of his career, while adding five tackles (all solo) and two passes defensed…Became the first Packer since Chuck Cecil in 1988 to record four interceptions in his first seven NFL games…Teamed with Woodson to become the first Packers teammates to register two-interception games in back-to-back weeks since Cecil and CB Ron Pitts did so in Weeks 5-6 in 1988.

2010: Opened the first four games of the season at strong safety before sustaining a season-ending injury to his left knee in Week 4 vs. Detroit…recorded 14 tackles (12 solo) and an interception in four games…(9/12) at Phi.: One of only three Packers rookie safeties to start a season opener since the 1970 merger and recorded two tackles (all solo) in his NFL debut…(9/19) vs. Buf.: Posted his first career interception and added five tackles and a pass defensed.

College

In three seasons at Georgia Tech, intercepted 14 passes, which was tied for second most in school history…Compiled 235 career tackles, eighth most at the time by a Georgia Tech DB…Played in 40 career games, starting 28…Added a sack, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 27 passes defensed…As a junior in 2009, was a team captain, a second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and a preseason candidate for the Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski awards…Started all 14 games, leading the team in interceptions for the third straight year and ranking second in tackles…Registered 85 tackles and four interceptions, eight passes defensed, a blocked kick, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…As a sophomore in 2008, started all 13 games and earned first team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report and second-team recognition from Rivals.com, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News …Led the ACC with seven picks, the most by a Tech player since 1991 and tied for fourth most in a single season in school history…Named first team All-ACC and led the team in total tackles (93) and solo tackles (62), recording double-digit tackles in four games…Forced a fumble and 15 total passes defensed…As a freshman in 2007, played in all 13 games with one start…Named to the ACC All-Freshman team and honorable mention Freshman All-America by Sporting News…Ranked fifth on the team with 57 tackles and first with three interceptions, breaking up 10 passes altogether…Added a sack and a fumble recovery…Majored in management.

Personal

Native of College Park, Ga…Given name Morgan Mark Burnett…Nickname is “Uno”…Married to his wife, Nicolette…Has two sons, Morgan Jr. and Logan…Brother, Cap Jr., played football at the University of Georgia from 1999-2002.

High School: Attended North Clayton High School (College Park, Ga.)…Four-year starter and three-year team captain…Coached by his older brother, Cap Jr…Member of the Super 11 squad selected by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern team…Played QB, WR and DB…Earned Class 4A first team all-state honors as a senior, when he recorded 135 tackles and six interceptions, returning three for touchdowns, and added 1,100 yards rushing, 875 yards receiving and 650 yards passing on offense…Named Atlanta Touchdown Club Defensive Back of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year for Clayton/Henry counties…As a junior, compiled 101 tackles and five interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and had 950 yards rushing, 800 passing and 620 receiving…Earned honorable mention all-state recognition at QB as a sophomore…Had his jersey, No. 1, retired by the school in April 2011…Four-year letterman in track and a three-year letterman in basketball.

Community Involvement: Holds a free youth football camp in his community, Clayton County (Ga.), every summer…Spokesperson for the ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter...Ambassador for the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 program…Participated in benefits for the Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer.